Kishtwar, Aug. 17 -- After a sudden flash flood hit Kishtwar on August 14, a man named Somnath went missing, leaving his family in shock and grief.

His son, Pawan Kumar on Sunday said they were working at their hotel when the flood struck and had to run for safety. Later, they could not find his father, Somnath and believed he might have became the victim of the flood.

Speaking to ANI, Pawan Kumar said, "At that time, we were in the hotel we had set up, and we were serving food to the tourists who had come. After that, suddenly there was a flood. We left from there quickly, and when we looked back, nothing was left."

He urged the government to help locate him as police search efforts continue.

"When we looked for our father, he was no...